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DARK OZ #1 COMIC BOOK
RARE and OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND FIRST ISSUE COLLECTOR'S ITEM FEATURING THE DARKER SIDE OF OZ!
Dark Oz is a comic book updating of L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz series. In much th same way WICKED created a different way of looking at characters that we grew up with. This series predated Wicked by a number of years.
Oz is about three young people who come to L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz to assist a group a Freedom Fighters (Amber Ombi (nephew of Ombi Ambi), Jack Pumpkinhead, Tik-Tok, Wogglebug, Hungry Tiger etc.) who have banded together when Ruggedo and Mombi have conquered it, placing the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion on the thrones of various parts of the country, placed under spells to make them tyrants.
Oz is based on the characters and “history” from the series of fourteen childrens books written by L. Frank Baum. Writers Ralph Griffith and Stuart Kerr created an updated and unique world, no longer whimsical, but still lots of fun. While the triple threat of Scarecrow, Lion and Tin Man play prominent roles, Griffith and Kerr mined that magical country for the myriad of bizarre, yet endearing secondary characters which populate it. Beginning with a tribute to the original story, The Wizard of Oz, the tale begins with three 90’s era twenty-somethings being swept away from our Earth to the land of Oz via tornado. There they discover that sinister forces have been at work, and the evil Nome King now rules the land with an iron fist and an army of rock-dwelling minions. Having become unwilling freedom fighters in a world not their own, Earthlings Peter, Kevin, and Mary (as well as Kevin’s dog, Max) soon play a central role in ridding the once-beautiful Oz of the Nome King’s dark influence.
A RARE EXCLUSIVE THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN MASS MARKET OUTLETS AND COULD ONLY BE FOUND IN COMIC BOOK SPECIALTY STORES!